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  2. Glossary of professional wrestling terms - Wikipedia

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    The specific fusion style of professional wrestling that could involve the high-flying acrobatic moves of lucha libre and the suplexes, strong martial arts strikes, physicality, and psychology of puroresu or strong-style wrestling. M. main event. The headline or marquee match of a show.

  3. Shoot (professional wrestling) - Wikipedia

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    A shoot in professional wrestling is any unplanned, unscripted, or real-life occurrence within a wrestling event. It is a carny term shortened from "straight shooting", which originally referred to a gun in a carnival target shooting game that did not have its sights misaligned. Terminology such as this reflects the professional wrestling ...

  4. Job (professional wrestling) - Wikipedia

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    t. e. In professional wrestling slang, a job is a losing performance in a wrestling match. [1] It is derived from the euphemism "doing one's job", which was employed to protect information related to kayfabe from being revealed. The term can be used a number of ways. When a wrestler is booked to lose a match, it is described as "a job".

  5. Professional wrestling throws - Wikipedia

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    Professional wrestling throws. Professional wrestling throws are the application of professional wrestling techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming them down. They are sometimes also called "power" maneuvers, as they are meant to emphasize a wrestler's strength.

  6. Kayfabe - Wikipedia

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    Professional wrestling. In professional wrestling, kayfabe (/ ˈkeɪfeɪb /) is the portrayal of staged events within the industry as "real" or "true", specifically the portrayal of competition, rivalries, and relationships between participants as being genuine and not staged. The term kayfabe has evolved to also become a code word of sorts for ...

  7. How to follow the wrestling state meet, from the stands or ...

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    To use wrestling terminology, the Xcel Energy Center becomes the "Cradle of Chaos." Five things to know if you attend the wresting state meet (and you should) 1.

  8. Professional wrestling holds - Wikipedia

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    Professional wrestling holds. Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by performers to immobilize their opponents or lead to a submission. This article covers the various pins, stretches and transition holds used in the ring. Some wrestlers use these holds as their finishing maneuvers, often nicknaming them to ...

  9. Professional wrestling - Wikipedia

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    Professional wrestling (often referred to as pro wrestling, or simply, wrestling) is a form of athletic theater [2] that combines mock combat with drama, under the premise—known colloquially as kayfabe —that the performers are competitive wrestlers. Although it entails elements of amateur wrestling and martial arts, including genuine ...